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Release of a Toe Flexor Tendon

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 28232

In this procedure a surgeon makes a small incision to cut a tight tendon that pulls a toe downward or curls it. Releasing the tendon relieves the tension causing the toe to bend abnormally, such as in a hammertoe. It addresses a single tendon in one toe.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Release of a Toe Flexor Tendon cost?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $457 from a physician practice, and about $1,622 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$457$316 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,622$372 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $288 to $4,467Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $251 to $977
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,622professional $457

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$758.58
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$11,481.54
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$954.99
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$741.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,772.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$954.99
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$794.33
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$11,481.54
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Minnesota than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Massachusetts· 11th of 51

$457

MN $692WV $275

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.